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Kung fu and martial arts in Chinese

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Words for kung fu

  1. gōng功fu夫

    kung fu; martial arts

  2. wǔ武shù术

    martial arts; wushu

  3. wǔ武gōng功

    martial arts; kung fu

  4. tài太jí极

    Taiji; the Supreme Ultimate (in Chinese philosophy)

  5. qì气gōng功

    qigong

Styles

  1. shào少lín林

    Shaolin Monastery; Shaolin (martial arts)

  2. wǔ武dāng当

    Wudang (Taoist mountain and martial arts school)

  3. tài太jí极quán拳

    tai chi

  4. yǒng咏chūn春quán拳

    Wing Chun (martial art)

  5. bā八guà卦zhǎng掌

    baguazhang (internal martial art)

  6. xíng形yì意quán拳

    Xingyiquan (Chinese internal martial art)

  7. cháng长quán拳

    Changquan (long fist, a style of martial arts)

  8. nán南quán拳

    Southern Fist (Chinese martial arts style)

  9. hóu猴quán拳

    monkey-style kung fu

  10. jié截quán拳dào道

    Jeet Kune Do (martial art of Bruce Lee)

  11. sàn散dǎ打

    Sanda; Chinese kickboxing

  12. bā八duàn段jǐn锦

    Baduanjin (traditional eight-movement qigong exercise)

Weapons

  1. bīng兵qì器

    weapon; arms

  2. shí十bā八bān般wǔ武yì艺

    skill in all eighteen martial arts weapons

  3. jiàn剑

    sword; double-edged sword

  4. bǎo宝jiàn剑

    fine sword; precious sword

  5. tài太jí极jiàn剑

    tai chi sword

  6. dāo刀

    knife; blade

  7. dà大dāo刀

    broadsword; long-handled saber

  8. qiāng枪

    spear

  9. cháng长máo矛

    spear; lance

  10. jǐ戟

    halberd (ancient weapon)

  11. fāng方tiān天huà画jǐ戟

    fangtian halberd (crescent-bladed halberd, weapon of Lü Bu)

  12. gùn棍

    stick; rod

  13. shuāng双jié节gùn棍

    nunchucks

  14. biān鞭

    whip; lash

  15. liú流xīng星chuí锤

    meteor hammer (weapon)

  16. fǔ斧tou头

    axe; hatchet

  17. bǐ匕shǒu首

    dagger

  18. gōng弓jiàn箭

    bow and arrow

  19. nǔ弩

    crossbow

  20. dùn盾pái牌

    shield

  21. fēi飞biāo镖

    dart; darts

  22. àn暗qì器

    concealed weapon; hidden projectile

In the training hall

  1. shī师fu父

    master; teacher (in a craft, martial art, or religion)

  2. tú徒dì弟

    apprentice; disciple

  3. wǔ武guǎn馆

    martial arts school

  4. xí习wǔ武

    to practice martial arts

  5. liàn练gōng功

    to practice martial arts or qigong; to train (in a skill)

  6. mǎ马bù步

    horse stance (martial arts)

  7. tào套lù路

    set routine (in martial arts)

  8. dān丹tián田

    dantian (point below the navel where qi gathers)

From the kung fu stories

  1. jiāng江hú湖

    the world of itinerant martial artists and outlaws

  2. wǔ武lín林

    martial arts world

  3. mén门pài派

    sect; school (of martial arts etc.)

  4. zhǎng掌mén门

    head of a martial arts school or sect

  5. nèi内gōng功

    internal martial arts; internal exercises (of breath and organs)

  6. qīng轻gōng功

    (martial arts) art of lightness (leaping and running effortlessly)

  7. diǎn点xué穴

    (martial arts) to hit an acupoint to paralyze

How do you write kung fu in Chinese?

功夫 (gōngfu, kung fu). Besides martial arts it means any skill won by hard work, so a good cook has 功夫 too. The usual word for the martial arts themselves is 武术 (wǔshù, martial arts).

How do you write tai chi in Chinese?

太极拳 (tàijíquán, tai chi): 太极 (tàijí) is the Supreme Ultimate of Chinese philosophy and 拳 (quán) is fist, as in 咏春拳 (yǒngchūnquán, Wing Chun) and 形意拳 (xíngyìquán, Xingyiquan).

What is the difference between Shaolin and Wudang?

少林 (shàolín, Shaolin Monastery) kung fu comes from the Buddhist Shaolin Temple in Henan; 武当 (wǔdāng, Wudang) from the Taoist Mount Wudang in Hubei.

What are the traditional Chinese weapons called?

The word for weapons is 兵器 (bīngqì, weapon), and a master of them all has 十八般武艺 (shíbābānwǔyì, skill in all eighteen martial arts weapons). The four most famous are 剑 (jiàn, the straight sword), 刀 (dāo, the broadsword), 枪 (qiāng, the spear) and 棍 (gùn, the staff); 方天画戟 (fāngtiānhuàjǐ, fangtian halberd) is the halberd of the warrior Lü Bu.

Is it 师父 or 师傅?

Both are shīfu. 师父 (shīfu, master) is the master you learn a martial art from; 师傅 is a skilled worker, and how you address a driver or tradesman.

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